December 2011
3 posts
memory lane
I’m feeling quite reminiscent these days.
Lately I’ve been cleaning out my old room (now my brother’s, although more than half of it screams GIRL because my shit is still all over the place) to make space for new things. For the past couple years I’ve been taking out a few things, one by one, from piles of notes I used to pass with friends to old elementary art projects.
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saying goodbye
What does it mean when you lose someone and the next day you can smile? A few months ago I wondered this… felt bad that I could laugh and go on with life as if nothing had happened. With time comes healing and clarity though, so I think I can answer this question now.
It’s okay to move on. Closure is preferable, but if it is not achieved, it’s still okay. Time is not going to...
November 2011
1 post
January 2011
1 post
gratitude
I was sitting in one of my upper div classes for my Global major this morning, listening to the professor talk passionately about his experiences in Argentina in his English accent (which is pretty awesome, I might add), and was struck with the reminder that this will never happen again. I’m in my junior year of undergrad—I only have 1 2/3 years worth left of schooling at UCSB,...